Solving public problems : a practical guide to fix our government and change our world /

The challenges societies face today, from inequality to climate change to systemic racism, cannot be solved with yesterday's toolkit. Solving Public Problems shows how readers can take advantage of digital technology, data, and the collective wisdom of our communities to design and deliver powe...

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Main Author: Noveck, Beth Simone (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2021]
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Public problem solving and the new public entrepreneur
  • The government that governs least governs best : the politics of problem solving and the crisis of trust
  • From idea to implementation
  • Defining a public problem
  • Human-centered design, or understanding problems with help from people
  • Understanding problems using data
  • Using collective intelligence to solve a problem : crowdsourcing, collaboration, and codesign
  • Fast field scanning
  • Implementing solutions with partners
  • Testing what works : evaluation and evolution
  • Doing differently, learning differently
  • Training the next generation of leaders and problem solvers.